Township government · Ocean County, NJ

Little Egg Harbor Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Little Egg Harbor Township took in $36.5 million and spent $35.0 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes59%Fees for services (sewer, water)22%State tax money11%Fines and other6.2%Federal tax money0.6%County and local tax money0.3%

What stands out

22%

of Little Egg Harbor Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 8.8%.

Township taxes59%

Property tax
59%$21.7 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$11 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services22%

Fees for services
22%$8.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$4.5 million
  • Water$3.6 million
  • Other government-run businesses$91 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.6%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
0.6%$217 thousand

State tax money11%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
11%$4.0 million

County and local tax money0.3%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
0.3%$117 thousand

Fines and other6.2%

Interest, rents and other
5.7%$2.1 million
Fines
0.5%$186 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails27%Water, sewer, trash and utilities23%Roads, transit and parking19%Running the government and other costs14%Parks, recreation and libraries8.8%All other spending8.4%

What stands out

23%

of Little Egg Harbor Township's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. township or town of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 4.5%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
27%$9.6 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$9.0 million
  • Courts and legal services$455 thousand
  • Fire protection$127 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
23%$7.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$3.6 million
  • Sewer systems$2.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.9 million
Roads, transit and parking
19%$6.6 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$6.6 million
Running the government and other costs
14%$5.0 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.0 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$890 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$770 thousand
  • Government buildings$350 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
8.8%$3.1 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$3.1 million
Sent to other local governments
6.0%$2.1 million
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$2.1 million
Interest on debt
2.2%$760 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$659 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$101 thousand
Social services
0.3%$94 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$94 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Little Egg Harbor Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Little Egg Harbor Township itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.